Shloka 75
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
उपवासेन राजेंद्र द्वादशीं न हि लंघयेत् । गुर्विणीनां गृहस्थानां क्षीणानां रोगिणां तथा ॥ ७५ ॥
upavāsena rājeṃdra dvādaśīṃ na hi laṃghayet | gurviṇīnāṃ gṛhasthānāṃ kṣīṇānāṃ rogiṇāṃ tathā || 75 ||
হে ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ! উপবাস অৱস্থাত দ্বাদশী দিন লংঘা উচিত নহয়। এই নিয়ম গৰ্ভিণী, গৃহস্থ, ক্ষীণ আৰু ৰোগীৰ ক্ষেত্ৰতো একেই।
Narada
Vrata: Ekadashi/Dvadashi vrata discipline (implied by Dvādaśī rule)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined observance of vrata: the fast must conclude properly on Dvādaśī, showing that devotion is guided by dharmic procedure rather than mere endurance.
Bhakti here is expressed as regulated worship—honoring sacred tithi boundaries (Dvādaśī) and following vrata-vidhi, which preserves the devotional intent and avoids ritual fault.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (tithi-based timing) are implied: the rule depends on correct lunar-day observance, especially the transition from Ekādaśī to Dvādaśī.